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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave, sources say

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on paid administrative leave through June 1 after an agreement was reached between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association with his criminal case for having an alleged sexual relationship with a 14-year-old in the Dominican Republic still unresolved, sources told ESPN.

The agreement, sources said, allows Franco's status with MLB to change if there are further developments in the case, in which prosecutors allege that he broke sexual exploitation and money-laundering laws. Franco has yet to be formally charged.

Sources familiar with the judicial process against Franco told ESPN that there have been no significant changes and that they continue to carry out the corresponding investigations, with no set date on which they plan to file a formal accusation.